Matanzas Province

Museo del Arte

Museums

El Museo de Arte de Matanzas, también llamado Museo Lorenzo Padilla Díaz, es el Museo de arte cubano y africano de Matanzas, Cuba, con una destacada colección de grabados holandeses que abarcan desde el siglo XVI hasta el siglo XX.

Teatro Sauto

Theatres & arts

The Sauto Theater opened in 1863 in Matanzas, Cuba, and has since then been a proud symbol of the city. The U-shaped 775-seat theatre is almost entirely covered with wood-panelling. It has three balconies, and its floor can be raised to convert the auditorium into a ballroom. The original theater curtain is a painting of the Puente de la Concordia over the Yumurí River. The lobby is graced by Carrara marble statues of Greek goddesses and the main hall ceiling bears paintings of the muses.

Seminario Teológico

Universities & colleges

El Seminario Evangélico de Teología (SET) es un seminario protestante interdenominacional ubicado en Matanzas, Cuba, que ofrece estudios de pregrado en Bachillerato en Teología (BTh), Bachillerato en Educación Cristiana (BCE) y Licenciatura en Teología; y de postgrado en Maestría en Teología (MTh). Fue fundado en 1946 por tres denominaciones protestantes: Iglesia Metodista en Cuba, Iglesia Presbiteriana-Reformada en Cuba y la Iglesia Episcopal de Cuba. En 2006 la Iglesia Metodista en Cuba se separó del seminario formando su propia institución de educación teológica: el Seminario Evangélico…

Bahía de Cárdenas

Bays, capes & cays

The Bay of Jorge Cárdenas is a shallow bay on Cuba's northern shore, in the province of Matanzas.

Cueva Saturno

Springs, caves & falls

Cueva de Saturno, or Saturn Cave, is a cenote cave located near Varadero, Matanzas Province, Cuba. The cave consists of a large opening, the denote, and some offshoot caverns. Stalactites and blind cavefish and cave shrimp. Scuba diving is popular in the cenote itself.

Estadio Victoria de Girón

Stadiums & sport

The Estadio Victoria de Girón is a multi-use stadium in Matanzas, Cuba. It is currently used mostly for baseball games and is the home stadium of Matanzas Cocodrilos. The stadium holds 22,000 and was built in 1977.